There isn’t any earth shattering change in the fishing conditions across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains, but for those of us who spend every day paying attention, the changes are noteworthy. TVA hasn’t been very cooperative this fall when it comes to generation schedules. We got out on the Clinch a few times, but […]
Quick Pic: Dragonfly Nymph
Exceptionally common in all rivers, streams, and lakes throughout the Smoky Mountain region this is a fish food many fly fishers ignore. Most anglers tend to think of them more in the context of bass fishing, but we found this nymph in a Smoky Mountain brook trout stream.
Quick Pic: Creek Smallmouth on the Popper
The superb fishing with poppers continues…
A Couple of Days Off the Grid
I took Pat Segraves out for two consecutive days of hike-in fly fishing in the Smokies. Whether Pat planned it this way or not, this is the way to go in late August. He wanted to experience a day on a brook trout stream and another day on a smallmouth bass stream. As is almost […]
I Never Drink Water Because of the Disgusting Things Fish Do In It
That goes double for snapping turtles! This was a pretty freaky thing as two very large snappers were mating as they drifted down the river past me while I cast poppers to smallmouth bass.
Quick Pic: Popper Action on the Creek
We’ve had a little time to mess around for ourselves lately, but have had to make due with fishing in two hour increments. Stream smallmouth have been the perfect solution since it’s hard for us to get to a high elevation trout stream and return on time with the small window we have available in […]
A Break in the Heat
It looks like we’re in for a break in the heat! This week’s forecast has highs in Knoxville in the 80’s and lows in the 60’s. This is good news for several reasons. That means that the weather in the Smokies will be even more comfortable with daytime temperatures in the 70’s up high and […]
Video Blog – Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass with Poppers
Quick Pic: Working a popping bug on a hot day
Charity works the popping bug for smallies on a hot afternoon
Quick Pic: Guides’ Day Off Creekin’ for Smallies
A hot guides’ day off spent creekin’ for smallies. Stuck with poppers and had some good action. We had a few beasts eyeball the popper closely without eating. HOT!!! but still a fun way to kill a day.